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OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL boxer Katie Taylor told reporters last week that she was looking forward to some downtime after the intensity and excitement of London 2012.
After being welcomed home by the thousands who turned out in Bray last week, the 25-year-old spent today visiting with some of her younger supporters.
Taylor spent the day meeting and chatting to patients at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin, Dublin:
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That last pic with little Ella in isolation really pulls on the heart strings. Hope you get better little girl. And all my admiration to Katie for being such a selfless, kind person. Just when i thought we couldn’t be more proud.
you think you have problems. just walk the corridors of that hospital. you will come out feeling very lucky with your lot. hopefully meeting katie brought those kids a bit of happiness and helped them all to keep smiling. they are truly the brave ones.
As if I wasn’t half in love with her already! ;)
Those photos brought tears to my eyes specially the little girl in isolation. To see the kids smile as they met Katie and hold her Olympic gold medal. Get well soon little ones :)
Reason we should do whatever it takes to hang onto Katie number 462. I hope the sports council offer her a package commensurate with her position and talent.
Puts so much into perspective, doesn’t it?
Oh we done Katie…was a patient there on a regular basis many many years ago, was awful no siblings allowed in, visiting one hour a day, nobody told you what was happening…thankfully all that has changed, you are a legend bringing sunshine into their lives!
Hopefully will put a smile on these kids faces
Well done Katie what a lovely thing to do for these beautiful children. Their smiles say it all. Hope they all recover fully Katie’s vist will always bring a smile I am sure when they look back on it . They are all champions
Ur just a gem Katie fair play to u and I hope all the kids get well soon poor things
I can’t believe there is no trolls or nasty rude comments- honestly thank god ( not meaning any reference to Katie’s faith) it makes a nice change
These photos hopefully will inspire these beautiful sick children to get stronger and keep fighting
From my own personal experience having had an extremely sick prem baby , to be stuck in the hospital day in and day out, it’s amazing how someone like Katie visiting can lift u up !
Well done Katie
Love that girl!
Katie is indeed a great person. I would say she was the most popular visitor ever to the kids hospital. It is impossible to measure the good she just did with the kids today. Well done and please stay in Ireland as an amateur.
I didn’t think my respect for Katie could get any higher. It is very true, seeing these children really does put things into perspective. Amazing to see someone who went to the same secondary school as myself in Bray do such good :)
Katelit up that liitle girls eyes. She brought a little joy into her life. This is a really lovely picture.
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